Minorities and State-Building in the Middle East: The Case of Jordan (1st ed. 2021) (Minorities in West Asia and North Africa)

By: Paolo Maggiolini and Idir Ouahes

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Synopsis: This book offers fresh insights to enhance and diversify our understanding of the modern history of the state and societies in today’s Jordan, while also providing examples of why and how scholars can challenge the static and discursively government-minded approaches to minorities and minoritisation – especially the traditional emphasis on demographic balances. Despite its small size and initial appearance of homogeneity, Jordan provides an excellent case of a dynamic, relational, historically contingent and fluid approach to ethnic, political and religious minorities in the context of the imposition of a modern state system on complex and varied traditional societies. The editors and contributors present dynamic and relational perspectives on the status of and historical processes involved in the creation and absorption of minority groups within Jordan.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783030543990
Related ISBNs:: 9783030543983
Publisher:: Springer International Publishing
Date of Addition:: 10/19/20
Copyrighted By:: Springer
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Philosophy, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Paolo Maggiolini
Edited by:: Idir Ouahes